21.

Warren landed in front of his father in the huge garden of Worthington Hall. His father was extremely nervous, it was easy to notice that. Warren

wondered what was going on.

-"Son, I am so happy that you have decided to come"- His father embraced him

-"I am not taking the cure"- Warren told him-"I can´t, I wish your could understand why, but all this is useless, father, I am a mutant, I am proud

of being one and I know what you have done"

-"What are talking about Warren, son, you have to take the cure"- His father was shaking

-"What is going on?"- Warren was getting more than worried-"Why is it so important that I take the cure now, Father? I know about the

robots, what have you done?"

-"They forced me, they demanded more cure doses when the mutants recovered their powers, I was unable to provide them with more doses,

we have lost all the information stored in the labs in Alcatraz and you have the boy"-His father was shaking like a leaf-"They threaten me, my

company, my family, everything I have been fighting to have all my life. I could not let them"

-"So you gave in, and now they have their robots, the executioners that will kill all mutants"- Warren said angrily-"I used to admire you father"

-"Son, we can still save you, the robots have not been fully programmed, they are just going to test them, but once the program is finished, the

Sentinels will be able to trace and locate everyone with the X gene and then kill him. You have to take that cure, that boy is the only way, he can

fool the sentinels sensors, any mutant cured will not be detected."-His father explained

-"Test? When? How?"- Suddenly Warren understood it all, the realization left him unable to continue breathing. He took some seconds to

recover himself from the shock-"Tonight, that is why this family meeting was so urgent, Am I right, Father?"

-"I am so sorry, Warren, I just want what is best for our family"- His father was devastated by the hurt he could read in his son´s eyes.

-"They are my family too, that place is a school, father, a building full of kids sleeping on their beds. You have let them kill those kids. They are

my students, my friends, people who accept me for who I am. I wish I could have been able to go to place like that when I was a kid myself."-

Warren extended his wings

-" Warren, no, you cannot return, they will kill you. They are after the kid, please"-His father pleaded-"Son, please"

-"I am no longer your son."- Warren´s wing flapped and soon he was floating in the air.

Warren felt hot tears in his cheeks, he only wished he could fast enough to arrive on time.

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Logan felt as if a lorry has just ran him over. His whole body was covered in injuries, his healing factor was having a hard time dealing with

the amount of scar tissue and the open wounds. At least the bleeding was stopping. Logan opened his eyes and saw Rogue´s worried face,

but she wasn´t looking at him but staring at the sky open-mouthed. He could feel her fear and he tried to move his head in order to watch was

causing her to tremble all over.

The starry sky was covered by some kind of machines, robots maybe, huge and shinny that were closing in on them at a fast rate. Logan tried to

move but his body wasno t ready, not yet. He roared in frustration.

-"Someone, help me drag him inside"- Rogue called out. Bobby ran to her side to help her and both tried to moved Logan away for danger.